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| designated date = 16 December 2021<ref name="historicengland"/> |
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| parish = St. Michael and All Angels Maidstone<ref name="achurchnearyou">https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/12188/more-information/ |
| parish = St. Michael and All Angels Maidstone<ref name="achurchnearyou">{{cite web | url=https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/12188/more-information/ | title=St Michael & All Angels' }}</ref> |
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| deanery = Maidstone |
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| archdeaconry = Maidstone |
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St Margaret's Church was completed in 1876 to the design of the architect [[Arthur Blomfield]] by the contractors Messrs George Naylor of Rochester in Early English and Decorated Gothic style.<ref name="historicengland"/><ref name="kentchurches"/> |
St Margaret's Church was completed in 1876 to the design of the architect [[Arthur Blomfield]] by the contractors Messrs George Naylor of Rochester in Early English and Decorated Gothic style.<ref name="historicengland"/><ref name="kentchurches"/> |
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The church was intended to cater for Maidstone's rapidly expanding suburbs on the western side of the River Medway after the existing parish church of St. Peter's (now disused as a church but in secular use as a nursery) was proving to be far too small. Located next to the west bank of the river, St. Peter's was also a long way from where the new districts of Westborough and Fant were being built.<ref name="kentchurches">{{Cite web |title=St Michael And All Angels's Church, Maidstone , Kent |url=https://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Maidstone+5 |access-date=2022-12-23 |website=www.kentchurches.info}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://www.stmichaelallangels.org.uk/about/history.html |access-date=2022-12-23 |website=St Michael and All Angels |language=en}}</ref> |
The church was intended to cater for Maidstone's rapidly expanding suburbs on the western side of the River Medway after the existing [[St Peter's Church, Maidstone|parish church of St. Peter's]] (now disused as a church but in secular use as a nursery) was proving to be far too small. Located next to the west bank of the river, St. Peter's was also a long way from where the new districts of Westborough and Fant were being built.<ref name="kentchurches">{{Cite web |title=St Michael And All Angels's Church, Maidstone , Kent |url=https://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Maidstone+5 |access-date=2022-12-23 |website=www.kentchurches.info}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://www.stmichaelallangels.org.uk/about/history.html |access-date=2022-12-23 |website=St Michael and All Angels |language=en}}</ref> |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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| St Michael and All Angels Church, Maidstone | |
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  Location within Kent | |
| 51°16′11″N 0°30′21″E / 51.26979°N 0.50579°E | |
| Location | Maidstone, Kent |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | stmichaelallangels |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Designated | 16 December 2021[1] |
| Completed | 1876[1][2] |
| Administration | |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Canterbury |
| Archdeaconry | Maidstone |
| Deanery | Maidstone |
| Parish | St. Michael and All Angels Maidstone[3] |
St Michael and All Angels Church is a parish church in Maidstone, Kent, England.[4][3] It is a Grade II listed building.[1]
Building[edit]
St Margaret's Church is located on the Tonbridge Road (A26), relatively close to Oakwood Park Grammar School.
The church was originally intended to be dedicated to St. Mary the Virgin.[2]
The building constructed of Kentish ragstone with Bath Stone dressings and red tile roof coverings. There is a 74ft castellated tower at its western end; complete with a round stair turret as was a common feature in Kent's medieval churches.[1]
History[edit]
St Margaret's Church was completed in 1876 to the design of the architect Arthur Blomfield by the contractors Messrs George Naylor of Rochester in Early English and Decorated Gothic style.[1][2]
The church was intended to cater for Maidstone's rapidly expanding suburbs on the western side of the River Medway after the existing parish church of St. Peter's (now disused as a church but in secular use as a nursery) was proving to be far too small. Located next to the west bank of the river, St. Peter's was also a long way from where the new districts of Westborough and Fant were being built.[2][5]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Church of St Michael and All Angels, Non Civil Parish - 1477608 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
- ^ a b c d "St Michael And All Angels's Church, Maidstone , Kent". www.kentchurches.info. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
- ^ a b "St Michael & All Angels'".
- ^ "St Michael and All Angels". St Michael and All Angels. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
- ^ "History". St Michael and All Angels. Retrieved 2022-12-23.